Oh, Winona! That is most certainly NOT what any of you asked Santa for for Christmas! I'm glad that he was taken care of and that all seems to be well now. Rest up, lady, you deserve it!
Mom and I hit Target and Walmart this morning to stock up on next year's gift wrap and tags. I made out like a bandit with some really cute stuff, and I also picked up groceries from Walmart.
We've had a wonderful Christmas so far! Christmas Eve morning we hosted a birthday party brunch for our dog, Grimm (yep, you read that correctly
). We had a sheet cake from Costco, ham and rolls, blueberry croissant bake, and a mimosa bar, and ended up having about THIRTY people show up! It was a fun way to celebrate the first year of Grimm's life as well as Christmas Eve.
After a quick rest, we head to church for the 7PM contemporary service. Our music director had lost her voice, so Jean and myself and one other guy ended up leading all of the songs for the service. We were able to come home for a short bit after that service and before the 11PM traditional service where we had to sing again, this time with the choir. Whew - we were TIRED when we finally crawled in to bed around 1:30!
We woke up yesterday and enjoyed a yummy breakfast of leftover ham with eggs, and opened gifts from each other and 'Santa'. Then after showering and dressing we headed over to Mom and Dad's to celebrate and have a meal with them. We're headed
back over there this afternoon to have
more Christmas when my brother, SIL, and nieces arrive. I predict that tonight will be another night I'll be glad to collapse into bed!
Nothing major is going on tonight or for the rest of the week, just cleaning up and packing up Christmas. The weather is clear and unseasonably warm (50's), so that's nice!
Hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday time!
Mandy